State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs New York
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In New York, $255,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 88.3% — not 67.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.9%
Michigan vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+88.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $428,570
- p25
- $215,440
- p75
- $428,570
- p10
- $181,880
- p90
- $428,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +25%
New York
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $255,240
- p25
- $170,510
- p75
- $475,690
- p10
- $101,390
- p90
- $475,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.